Business owner Rich Brady grabbed a selfie with chancellor George Osborne at a special event to mark Small Business Saturday.

The Denbigh entrepreneur - who owns Recruit Packs - was one of 100 business people from across the country invited to the Internal Drum event at the Treasury to mark the special day.

With the schedule over-running plans for the 100 visitors to have a picture with the chancellor were cancelled.

But Rich was not deterred and grabbed Mr Osborne on his way out of the event - handing him a business card and snapping a quick selfie.

Rich, whose company supplies military recruits with everything they need for phase 1 training, said: “The whole experience has been fantastic and being invited to the Treasury was a great way to end this year’s campaign.

"The plan was that every region got the opportunity to have a picture with the Chancellor, but with everything over running that didn’t happen.

"But I was able to give George my business card on his way out of the drum and grab a selfie!”

Small Business Saturday is a grassroots, not-for-profit campaign, that put independent businesses in the national spotlight.

Its aim is to prompt people not only to spend money with small independent businesses in the run-up to Christmas but also to create a mind-set to support them all year round.

The Chancellor said: "Small Business Saturday is a great opportunity to champion some of the brilliant entrepreneurs and firms we have in this country and make sure everyone is aware of the powerful role they play.”

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